[hand] [face]
The Original Deep Purple Web Pages
The Highway Star


Coverdale’s top 20 British albums

In 2022 Classic Rock magazine published a list of David Coverdale’s 20 favourite British albums ever. For certain definitions of Britishness. Some are pretty obvious choices, while others can raise an eyebrow. Here it is for your idle amusement

Read more »

It was successful

An update from Ian Gillan was posted today, November 7, 2026: Dear friends, I had a procedure yesterday which was successful. I now have to rest, in order to make a complete recovery and ensure that I’m as fit as can be before getting back to work. Thanks everybody for your patience and understanding. I […]

Read more »

The Safety Dance

And to round up our Blackmore news for today, here are a couple of clips posted by his YT channel.

Read more »

Windows up, or down?

Episode 4 of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore, wherein the latter talks about the exciting drive home from Jones Beach.

Read more »

Eight days later

Glenn Hughes shared an update on his health woes on October 14, 2026, via Instagram: Now home after an eight day stay, and a 10 hour open heart surgery, operation, at UCLA, Ronald Reagan, Medical Center. Gratitude beyond.

Read more »

Old men talking about their illnesses

Here’s the third part of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore. In the third instalment of my exclusive 13-part interview series, Ritchie talks about meeting the band backstage, how his family reacted to the occasion, his concerns before walking onto the stage — and how the evening felt once it was all over. Previous episodes: […]

Read more »

Beverly hillbillies in Jones Beach

Part 2 of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore

Read more »

Blame it on the cat

Ritchie Blackmore was interviewed by Phil Aston for the Now Spinning Magazine podcast. In this the first episode of what is promised to be a 13-part series, no less, Ritchie talks about his recent guest appearance on stage with Deep Purple.

Read more »

Oh ye, of little faith

Ian Paice returns with a rare issue of his DrumTribe video channel. It is a drum cam studio video for Arrogant Boy.

Read more »

Seven minutes short

You might recall that the Rolling Stones Mobile truck has found a permanent home at the Canadian National Music Centre in Calgary. Deep Purple were in town on August 31, 2026, and Ian Gillan paid a visit to the old chap. His story of recording Smoke is by now so thoroughly rehearsed that it has […]

Read more »

||||Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
© 1993-2026 The Highway Star and contributors
Posts, Calendar and Comments RSS feeds for The Highway Star